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Notice PaperNo. 71 Wednesday, February 1, 2012 2:00 p.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-4242 — January 31, 2012 — Mr. LeBlanc (Beauséjour) — With regard to all expenditures between $8,000 and $10,000 by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency since January 1, 2006, what are the details of these expenditures broken down by (i) the names of the people or organizations to whom payments were made, (ii) the amounts of the payments per recipient, (iii) the dates the payments were issued, and (iv) the description of the purpose of each expenditure? |
| Q-4252 — January 31, 2012 — Mr. LeBlanc (Beauséjour) — With regard to the Canada Post Corporation (CPC) and its employment of President and CEO, Deepak Chopra and Group Presidents, Jacques Côté and Kerry Munro: (a) what does the CPC provide each individual in terms of (i) salary range, (ii) vehicle allowance or provision of car and/or driver, (iii) expense account for food, drink, alcohol and hospitality, (iv) out-of-town accommodations for the individual; (b) in each of the years between 2009 and 2011, how much did each of these individuals expense to the CPC for (i) food, (ii) travel, (iii) hotels, (iv) hospitality, (v) drinks/alcohol, (vi) vehicle use; (c) what were the itemized amounts and descriptions of each individual’s individual expenses as identified in the answers to (b); and (d) if the CPC provides any of these individuals with a vehicle for his use, as identified in the answers to (a)(ii), broken down by individual, (i) what is the model and make of the car, (ii) how much does this benefit cost the CPC on an annual basis? |
| Q-4262 — January 31, 2012 — Mr. LeBlanc (Beauséjour) — With regard to all expenditures between $8,000 and $10,000 by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada since January 1, 2006, excluding grants and contributions, what are the details of these expenditures categorized by (i) the names of the people or organizations to whom the payments were made, (ii) the amounts of the payments per recipient, (iii) the dates the payments were issued, (iv) the description of the purpose of each expenditure? |
| Q-4272 — January 31, 2012 — Mr. LeBlanc (Beauséjour) — With respect to Canada’s liability as a financing member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD): (a) what is the amount of Canada’s unfunded liability; (b) what is the total amount of Canada’s liability; and (c) what are the amounts of unfunded and total liability for other financing members of the EBRD, broken down by member? |
| Q-4282 — January 31, 2012 — Mr. McCallum (Markham—Unionville) — With regard to the government’s expenditure plan, by year for fiscal years 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, what are the comprehensive details of all government spending on statutory items not included in the Main Estimates or any Supplementary Estimates, including: (a) the department expending the funds, (b) the amount spent; (c) the legislative authority for the spending; (d) the purpose of the spending and; (e) the reason why the item was excluded from the Estimates? |
| Q-4292 — January 31, 2012 — Mr. McCallum (Markham—Unionville) — With regard to government communications, what is the number, by department, of non-exempt staff (that is, departmental staff and non-political staff within the office of a Minister or Minister of State) who prepare in whole or in part: (a) for Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries, (i) responses for question period, (ii) talking points/media lines, (iii) speaking notes for debates, (iv) speaking notes for public events; and (b) for backbench government Members of Parliament, (i) question period questions, (ii) talking points/media lines, (iii) speeches for public events, (iv) speeches for debates in Parliament, (v) written notes for public events, and (vi) written notes for Members’ statements under Standing Order 31? |
| Q-4302 — January 31, 2012 — Ms. Borg (Terrebonne—Blainville) — With regard to the impending “lawful access” legislation, (a) has the Minister of Public Safety identified any cases where online privacy legislation has hindered police investigations and threatened public safety; (b) has the Minister of Public Safety made any statements concerning the second call-out in three years by the Canadian Association of Police Chiefs to police departments across the country to submit cases where the “refusal” by an Internet Service Provider to provide personal information of a customer has “hindered an investigation or threatened public safety”; and if so, what is the content of these statements? |
| Q-4312 — January 31, 2012 — Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina) — With regard to Canadian bridges, since 2005: (a) how many incidents have there been of concrete, or other large debris, breaking and falling from bridges (i) nationally, (ii) broken down by municipality; (b) what are the details of each incident of concrete, or other large debris, breaking and falling from Canadian bridges, including (i) the size of the debris, (ii) the damages reported as a result of the falling debris, (iii) the injuries or fatalities reported, (iv) the date and location of the incident, (v) the economic impact caused by the resulting road closure; and (c) what plans does the government have to prevent future incidents of concrete falling from Canadian bridges? |
| Q-4322 — January 31, 2012 — Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina) — With regard to air safety: (a) how many inspections were done each year from 2004 to 2011, broken down by (i) audits, (ii) traditional inspections, (iii) process validation inspections, (iv) companies; (b) how many employees are conducting such audits and what is their profession (e.g., pilots, mechanics, other technicians); (c) what is the number of companies found to be in violation of air safety regulations and the number of enforcement actions as a result, broken down by company; and (d) what is the number of enforcement actions from inspections abandoned following the introduction of the Safety Management System, broken down by company? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motion |
| January 31, 2012 — Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard) — That this House rejects calls by the Prime Minister to balance the Conservative deficit on the backs of Canada’s seniors by means such as raising the age of eligibility for Old Age Security and calls on the government to make the reduction and eventual elimination of seniors’ poverty a cornerstone of the next budget. |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-307 — January 31, 2012 — Mr. Casey (Charlottetown) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize the contributions that the baby boom generation has made in building Canada; (b) affirm its support for the Old Age Security program; (c) commit to maintaining the sixty-five year qualifying age contained in section 3 of the Old Age Security Act; and (d) recognize that Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement, a program designed to help low income seniors, are inextricably linked and ensure that they continue to have identical ages of eligibility. |
| M-308 — January 31, 2012 — Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately: (a) initiate negotiations with the United States of America to reduce passport fees in both countries as a way to increase and facilitate tourism and trade; and (b) promote a limited-time, two-for-one passport renewal or new application fee, based on a mutual agreement with the United States. |
| M-309 — January 31, 2012 — Ms. Sims (Newton—North Delta) — That, in the opinion of the House, the Minister of Industry should: (a) review existing shortfalls with the National Building Code that impact fire safety; (b) specify that first responder safety be used as the basis of a code change request; and (c) ensure that fire safety is written into the code as a core requirement in the 2015 code review cycle. |
| M-310 — January 31, 2012 — Ms. Sims (Newton—North Delta) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should open a High Commission in Fiji at the earliest convenience. |
Private Members' Business |
| C-306 — November 2, 2011 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Ravignat (Pontiac), seconded by Mr. Lapointe (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup), — That Bill C-306, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (political affiliation), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. |
| Debate — 1 hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
| Voting — at the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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